Republicans are ramping up the rhetoric in their tussle with the White House over how security officials responded to the attacks last September on an American consulate in Benghazi.

Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold, who sat on the House Oversight Committee that questioned several national security and State Department officials on what happened during the attacks, rejects White House officials’ contention that they played a minimal role in modifying administration “talking points” in the days following the attack.

The Corpus Christi Republican said the information and emails he’s received “seem to point the other way” despite the White House’s denial.

The White House has been accused of altering “talking points” throughout the days following the attacks that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador to Libya. White House officials say it was stylistic in nature to keep from making incorrect statements as information continued to roll out on developments from the attack.

On Fox News, Farenthold said he felt the way the Obama administration handled the attacks in the days following was “political play” to try and cover up any thought that it was an attack, which could have been bad for Obama and his bid for reelection only two months later.

“That’s one thing we really did learn out of those Benghazi hearings on Wednesday: From day one everybody on the ground said it was an attack,” Farenthold said on MSNBC.

But each side is accusing the other of ”political play.” Last Friday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney brushed off the demands as such. Carney said the information on Benghazi had been released to relevant congressional members months ago.

Farenthold said on MSNBC he never received those emails months ago.

During a joint news conference today with British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Barack Obama called out conservatives for using the event as political play.

“I’ve just gotta say here’s that we know: Americans died in Benghazi. What we also know is they were in a position where they were not adequately positioned,” Obama said.

Obama insisted that he immediately came out condemning the attacks and the continual questioning from conservatives is nothing but a “sideshow.”

Despite Obama’s insistence on Monday, it’s unlikely Republicans will let go of the issue anytime soon. Farenthold said in a statement last week’s hearing won’t be the last inquiry into what administration’s involvement with the response to the attack.

“The President is seriously mistaken if he thinks the American people will stand for a whitewashed investigation,” he said. “My colleagues and I will continue to ensure the truth is brought to light, and measures are put in place so nothing like this happens again.”